Wages for Housework

Women Demand Compensation, 1970s

"Mother's Money," International Wages for Housework Campaign, 1978

Wages for Housework tea towel, 1977

Wages for Housework tea towel, 1977

The dainty tea towel makes a powerful statement.

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Pamphlet from International Wages for Housework Campaign, 1976–1978

Pamphlet from International Wages for Housework Campaign, 1976–1978

Pamphlet from International Wages for Housework Campaign, 1976–1978

Pamphlet from International Wages for Housework Campaign, 1976–1978

“We, the women of the United States, are fed up. After 200 years of American Independence, we are still overworked and underpaid.  We are still not independent.” Wages for Housework newsletter, Spring 1977 published by the Los Angeles Wages for Housework Committee.

Buttons from wages for housework movement

Buttons from wages for housework movement

Gifts of Albert Louis Feinstein and Roger Fischer, and NMAH Collection